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Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the alien attack on the mining ship Nostromo, awakens half a century later when she is found by a salvage ship. The welcome given to her by the "Company" officials is far from warm, since they refuse to believe her discovery of alien existence and strip her off her flight officer's license.
Ripley also discovers, much to her horror, that the planet LV-426 where her crew had encountered an alien species for the first time, is now colonized by the company. But when all contact from the planet is lost Ripley is called back into action again as an advisor to a team of tough space marines with lots of firepower.
To get rid of her recurrent nightmares about the alien creature, Ripley prepares for a final battle with the monsters - and this time, there are hundreds of them out there. Written by Soumitra
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Ripley also discovers, much to her horror, that the planet LV-426 where her crew had encountered an alien species for the first time, is now colonized by the company. But when all contact from the planet is lost Ripley is called back into action again as an advisor to a team of tough space marines with lots of firepower.
To get rid of her recurrent nightmares about the alien creature, Ripley prepares for a final battle with the monsters - and this time, there are hundreds of them out there. Written by Soumitra
Cast:
Daniel Kash,
Sigourney Weaver,
Lance Henriksen,
Kiran Shah,
Bill Paxton,
Michael Biehn,
William Hope,
Mark Rolston,
Ricco Ross,
Paul Maxwell,
Paul Reiser,
Al Matthews,
Colette Hiller,
Carrie Henn,
Jenette Goldstein,
Alibe Parsons,
Cynthia Scott,
Tip Tipping,
Barbara Coles,
Valerie Colgan,
Blain Fairman,
Louise Head,
John Lees,
Trevor Steedman,
Carl Toop,
Alan Polonsky
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Release Date: July 18, 1986
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Writer: James Cameron, Walter Hill
DVD Release Date: June 1, 1999
Runtime: 2hrs 18min
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Release Date: July 18, 1986
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Writer: James Cameron, Walter Hill
DVD Release Date: June 1, 1999
Runtime: 2hrs 18min
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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